The Quran even quotes Saint Anne as saying, upon the Immaculate Conception: “O Lord, I vow and I consecrate to you what is already within me.Accept it from me.” And further, upon the birth of Mary, Saint Anne exclaims, “And I consecrate her with all of her posterity under thy protection, O Lord against Satan!

This is the humblest position one can be in before his Lord, the sincerest sign of humility and surrender to the Creator. The very posture of prayer and supplication, which so defines our conception of Muslims, is actually derived from the Virgin Mary!

Certain of Mary’s titles emphasis the purity of Mary from sin including Tāhirah (“She who was purified”), Sa’imah(“She who fasts”), and Mustafia (“She who was chosen”).

Angels are depicted as addressing the Blessed Mother and saying: “O Mary, God has chosen you, and purified you; He has chosen you above all the women of creation.” (Quran )(4) Above , or Lady.

The only serious rivals to Mary would be Mohammed’s daughter, Fatima, and his wife, both of whom are numbered along with Mary as the four greatest women in Islamic history – interestingly, Mohammed’s mother is not on this list.

Nevertheless, after the death of Fatima, Mohammed wrote, “Thou shalt be the most blessed of all the women in Paradise, after Mary.”(5) Fatima, herself, is even known to have said, “I surpass all women, except Mary.” , “She who prostrates to Allaah (God Almighty) in worship.” The Quran states: “O Mary, you shall submit to your Lord, and prostrate and bow down with those who bow down.”(8) According to some Islamic scholars, Ruku’ (bowing down) in Salaah (Muslim prayer) during prayer has been derived from Mary’s practice.

In this motion, the hands, knees and the forehead of the worshipper touch the ground together.

Though becoming Christian might seem like a step backward for them, Mohammed is merely a prophet of Allah and not Allah, himself. Therefore, Islam is, in effect, a step backward from Jesus to John the Baptist, the last of the prophets.

Fulton Sheen firmly believes Islam will eventually be converted, but it will not be through the work of missionaries or the direct teaching of Christianity.

The princess fell in love with the Christian knight and decided to become herself a Catholic, taking the name of Oureana.”(11) The young husband was so much in love with his wife that he changed the name of the town where he lived to Fatima.